On Monday, August 21st Woodland Elementary students took a field trip to the Boys and Girls Club of Oak Ridge for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: a Total Solar Eclipse.
Leading up and following the Eclipse, our students spent time exploring what an eclipse is, how it happens, and the difference between a partial and total solar eclipse. […]
Mary Katherine Chin is receiving the East TN Regional Art Educator of the Year award at the Tennessee Art Educator Association’s October conference in Memphis. In addition to her amazing work as a visual arts educator, Mary Katherine has served on the board of the Tennessee Art Education Association since January 2011, serving […]
Woodland 2nd grade teachers would like to give our sincerest thanks to the Oak Ridge Schools Education Foundation for our new iPads. With these iPads, 2nd graders are using various apps to develop skills, conduct research, read online books, and work on coding. Students love working independently and using the iPads collaboratively in their learning.
Woodland 2nd graders had a great time exploring IJAMS Nature Center in Knoxville to further their studies on plants and animals in Tennessee. We hiked along the Tennessee River and observed natural formations, such as caves. We also visited the IJAMS bug house to hunt for bugs.
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Kindergarten students have been developing an understanding of 2-D and 3-D shapes. They created 3-D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks!
Ms. Therrien’s are hard at work making 3-dimensional shapes.
Congratulations to our PTO board for hosting the “Munchkins and Muffins with Moms” event on Friday, March 10th. It was a huge turnout, and it was wonderful having so many come and join us! What a great way to celebrate our last day of school before spring break!
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On Saturday, March 4th, Woodland Elementary Chess Club competed in the regional tournament at Lenoir City High School. We were represented in 2 divisions: Elementary (6th grade and younger) and Primary (3rd grade an younger). Both teams did an excellent job competing and are bringing home trophies to place in the trophy case at Woodland.
First grade classes celebrated our 120th Day of School on Wednesday, February 22nd. One of the math standards we’ve focused on this year is getting our first graders to master counting and writing numbers up to 120. So, we were really excited to celebrate our 120th day, and get some extra fun practice with the […]
Woodland fourth graders have been studying government and how bills and laws are written, as well as historical figures and their importance to the development of our country. The students worked on two 9-week PBLs covering these topics. On Friday, February 17th, they travelled to Nashville to visit the State Capitol, the Tennessee State Museum, and […]
Wednesday, February 8th, we had 2 special speakers for our 4th grade boys: Coach Brian Wilson, teacher and head football coach at Jefferson Middle, and quarterback Mitchell Gibbons. They spoke to our boys about discipline, hard work, teamwork, and perseverance. They also left a few very special shirts that several of our boys could earn […]